Growin up

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Read and listen
a Where is the man in the
picture from? What do
you think he has got on
his back? Read the text
quickly and check your
ideas.
b CD1 T25 Read the text
again and listen. Answer
the questions.
1 What is special about the
place where the Niowra
tribe lives?
2 What do the Niowra
believe?
3 What is ‘The Crocodile
Nest’ and why do the
boys go there?
4 What do the boys do
during the ceremony?
5 How does a boy’s
life change after the
ceremony?
c Do you know of any
ceremonies for teenagers
to become adults in other
countries? Are there any
in your country?
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Growin up
Present simple passive
let / be allowed to
Vocabulary: describing a person’s age
When does a teenager become an adult? In many countries,
it happens on your 18th birthday, but in some parts of the
world, you have to do something special to enter the world of adults.
On the island of Papua New Guinea, the Niowra tribe lives near
the Sepik River, which is full of crocodiles. The people believe
that crocodiles made the Earth and its people. When it is time for
teenage boys to become men, a ‘crocodile ceremony’ takes place.
The boys are taken to a hut called ‘The Crocodile Nest’. The hut is
full of crocodile teeth and skulls. The boys are told to think of their
crocodile ‘fathers and mothers’ to help them to be strong and brave.
Then they are beaten several times a day for six weeks and bamboo
is used to make cuts on their chests and their backs. The boys play
the drums together during their time in the hut – this helps them to
feel that they are not alone. The Niowra believe that this ceremony
makes the boys stronger and braver, so that they can survive in
the dangerous forest. They also say that the boys don’t feel the
pain if they believe in their crocodile ‘fathers and mothers’. And
the amazing thing is that some of the boys sleep through the most
painful parts of the ceremony!
When the ceremony is
over, there is singing
and dancing and the
crocodile men are given
adult responsibilities in
the village.
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2 Grammar
Present simple passive
a We form the present simple passive with the verb be + the past participle of
the main verb. Look at the examples.
b
The boys are taken to a hut … bamboo is used …
Underline other examples of the present simple passive in the text on page 40.
c Read the rule and complete it with is important or isn’t important. Then
complete the grammar table.
RULE: Use the passive when it who does the action, or
when we don’t know who does it.
Positive Negative Question Short answer
A boy is taken to a hut. Bamboo isn’t (is not) used. bamboo used? Yes, it .
The boys taken there. Knives (are not) used. knives used? No, they .
d Complete the sentences with the present simple passive form of the verbs.
Check with the list of irregular verbs on page 127.
1 Millions of pizzas are eaten (eat) in the world
every year.
2 How many emails (write) every day?
3 Chocolate (sell) in almost every
country in the world.
f Look at the pictures. Make sentences about the opening ceremony
of the Olympic Games. Use the present simple passive.
4 Rice (not grow) in England, but it
(grow) in Spain.
5 most emails
home computers?
(send) from
6 Ferrari cars (make) in Italy.
e Rewrite the sentences. Use the present simple passive.
1 People make jeans in the USA.
4 People waste too much water.
Jeans are made in the USA .
Too much .
2 Someone picks up the litter every morning.
5 Postal workers deliver thousands of letters.
The litter .
Thousands .
3 People cut down a lot of trees every year.
6 Do they make successful fi lms in Hollywood?
A lot .
Are ?
1 2
3 4
1 torch / take / to the Olympic city
2 fl ag / carry / into the stadium
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3 fl ame / light / with the torch
4 Games / open / with a speech
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3 Listen and speak
a These pictures tell a story from Papua New Guinea about a man
and a crocodile. Work with a partner and try to guess the correct
order. Write 1–6 in the boxes.
A B
D
b CD1 T26 Listen to the story and check your answers.
4 Vocabulary
Describing a person’s age
a CD1 T27 Match the words with the photos. Write 1–6
in the boxes. Then listen, check and repeat.
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1 a young adult 2 a child 3 a teenager 4 a baby
5 a toddler 6 a pensioner
A B
D
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E F
E F
C
b
C
Complete the sentences with
your own ideas.
1 You’re a baby until you are
years old.
2 You’re a toddler from the age
of to .
3 I think you’re a child until you
are years old.
4 You’re a teenager from the age
of to .
5 I think you become an adult
when you are
old.
years
6 In my country, you become
a pensioner when you are
years old.
c How old is someone who is
middle-aged, do you think? How
old is someone who is elderly?
How do you say elderly and
middle-aged in your language?
Vocabulary bank
Turn to page 113.
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5 Grammar
let / be allowed to
a CD1 T28 Read and listen to the
dialogue. Then answer the questions.
b
Melissa: Hey Andy – what’s wrong?
Andy: I really want to go to the music
festival in Leeds next weekend – but
I’m not allowed to go. My parents
say I’m too young.
Melissa: I know how you feel! I had the same
problem last month – my mum didn’t let
me go to the Liverpool match.
Andy: Actually, my parents usually let me
do things. I’m allowed to stay out until
midnight at weekends.
Melissa: Really? That’s cool! My mum never
lets me do anything. Sometimes I think
school’s better than home – at least we’re
allowed to breathe at school!
Andy: Does your mum let you stay up late to
watch TV?
Melissa: Well, yes, sometimes – but only if
I’ve done all my homework!
1 Where does Andy want to go?
2 Why can’t he go?
3 Why didn’t Melissa go to the match
last month?
4 What does Andy say about his parents
and weekends?
5 What does Melissa’s mum sometimes
let her do?
Look at the examples.
… my mum didn’t let me go to the match
I’m allowed to stay out until midnight
Underline other examples of let and be
allowed to in Exercise 5a. Then complete
the rule with let and be allowed to.
RULE: Use to say you do or
don’t have permission to do something.
Use to say that someone
gives or doesn’t give you permission to do
something.
Both let and be allowed to are followed by the
infi nitive: I’m not allowed to go. My mum didn’t
let me go.
With let, use let + person + infi nitive without to:
Does she let you stay up late?
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c Complete the sentences with the correct
form of be allowed to.
1 Look at the sign, Dad! You aren’t allowed to
turn right here.
2 You can take photos in the museum, but you
use a fl ash.
3 It’s OK to take our bikes into the park, Steve –
we cycle there.
4 There’s a river in our town, but we
swim in it.
5 My dad smokes but he
smoke at home.
6 you
use your mobile phone at school?
d Write sentences using let (someone) do.
1 I don’t listen to music after midnight – my
parents say no. My parents don’t let me
listen to music after midnight .
2 I watch the late-night fi lm on Fridays – my
parents say I can.
3 My brother doesn’t use my computer – I say
he can’t.
4 We never run in the corridors at my school –
the teachers say we can’t.
5 We don’t wear trainers to school – the head
teacher says we can’t.
6 I drive our car sometimes – my dad says it’s
OK!
e What are you (not) allowed to do at your
school? At home? Make a list. Then talk to
other people in your class.
A: Are you allowed to stay up late at weekends?
B: Yes, I am. Do your parents let …
6 Pronunciation
CD1 T29 and T30 Turn to page 110.
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